Daphne Clair

High-born Rosaleen needs to escape from her brutal uncle and is rescued by Hugh Caldwell, a knight recently returned from years fighting abroad.

While Tara wished her ex-husband well in his intended marriage, she couldn't deny her attraction to him. There was just no future in it - Sholto had made it clear that he couldn't forgive or forget her, and the edge of deception that colored their past seemed a chasm neither one of them could bridge. Yet five years after their butter parting Tara finally realized the truth - she still loved Sholto Hearne, loved the man who had accused her of an unforgettable sin - adultery!

She’s known him since she was fifteen. Every night, he is with her: his face, his voice. Tonight, Sara Marten will meet the man who is both angel and demon, salvation and temptation: Falcon—the Carpathian, the banished hero. Tonight, Sara will meet the dark-eyed destroyer destined to be her mate.

Lee's secretary warned her of the arrival of Adam Broome, new owner of the publishing company for which they worked. Adam, known as the "new Broome," had left a chaos of reorganization in his wake at the other company magazine offices. The staff of Lively Lady was justifiably nervous

Capri recognized the handsome man in front of her as her husband. She knew his name was Rolfe, but other than that he was a complete stranger to her. In fact, she could remember nothing at all about her life, prior to waking up in the hospital bed. Perhaps all she needed was to get home to New Zealand and her memory would return. It didn't, despite some shocking revelations about herself and her marriage. One thing she did know: whatever their marital problems might have been, the chemistry between them was as strong as ever. But how could she sleep with a man she barely knew -- even if he was her husband?

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Years ago, Ysande Cazalet had been like any other bride-to-be, until tragedy destroyed something precious. And now she had to stay away from the handsome stranger who made her dream again of marriage and family. For how could Ysande spend her evenings in Rufer Jardine's strong arms when her rightful place was beside a hospital bed? For months Rufer had tried to get to know Ysande, and for months she ignored him. It wasn't just her sad beauty or complete indifference to him that drew Rufer to her - with Ysande, he felt whole for the first time in his life. But then he learned the shocking truth of what threatened to keep them apart forever. . . . Ysande Cazalet is involved in a car crash at 19, a few days before her wedding and her finacee saves her life but becomes a quadriplegic who also can barely talk. Ysande devotedly visits him, reads to him, feeds him etc in hospital for the next 10 YEARS. When Rufer Jardine meets her and starts pursuing her, she rejects him due to her commitment to paralysed fiancee. She is persuaded into an affair with Rufer while still visiting fiancee and reject's Rufer's marriage offer due to her 10-yr long commitment.

Rachel knew she was out of her depth Meeting Damon Curtis, the famous New Zealand novelist, had brought zest to Rachel Standen's intellectually starved life. Falling in love with him was another matter entirely. He was a sophisticated man while she was a naive eighteen year-old-yet he recognized her talent as a poet and proposed marriage to rescue her from stagnation on the farm. Physically, Rachel knew, he wanted her... but he never said anything about loving her.....

Since she was in her teens, and had made a tragic mistake that had changed her life, Alex Cameron had left men severely alone and concentrated on her work as a jade carver - which had become the ruling passion of her life. So a man like Richard Lewis, who wanted to turn her back into a real woman, was the last thing she wanted - or was it?

Whaleman, sealer, adventurer and lover, Captain Joss fears no man and trusts no woman. His emotional isolation is rooted in the brutal world of seafaring, and tempered by haunting experiences of love and betrayal. His story sweeps from England and the Arctic whale fishery to the South Pacific and the wild, lawless shores of pre-colonial New Zealand. In this turbulent land at the end of the earth, Joss hews for himself 'a place to stand', and forms enduring alliances with Maori chiefs. Enduring too, is his difficult relationship with the woman he makes his wife, in a marriage which begins as a means to an end, and ends by meaning much more to him than he ever imagined.

What other choice did she have? "You're not so irresistible, you know?" Briar told Kynan. Wealth, good looks, power and sex appeal. Financier Kynan Roth had all the superficial advantages. Briar was looking for other qualities in a husband--compassion, understanding and, above all, trust. But how was she going to convince the cynical Kynan of that, when, to rescue her father, she had just committed the cardinal sin of marrying him for his money....

Gabriel Hudson is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in New Zealand -- and he's not used to being turned down. He's determined to seduce cool beauty Rhiannon Lewis, whatever it takes. Gabriel has every means at his disposal to pursue her and woo her.... But his instincts tell him that a different approach is needed if he's to win Rhiannon. He's got to do something no self-respecting alpha male would normally do -- slow it down. The result is surprising: Rhiannon lets down her defences. But she also reveals to Gabriel something he just didn't expect....

Gun-slinging pilot Jacqueline Renton would risk her life without batting an eye, but never her heart. Her past had taught her that love was a game women always lost, and she refused to play. Then Dr. Finn Simonson hired her to fly him on a mercy mission, and soon his warm compassion--his heated passions--made her question the cold comfort of her romantic theory. Downed in a war-torn jungle, she and Finn were forced to rely on each other for survival. The days were hellish, but the nights... At night they lay side by side in the steaming darkness, and she began aching for Finn's embrace, yearning to take the ultimate gamble on love's fickle whims.

LARGE AS LIFE... AND TWICE AS THREATENING She'd been robbed, mugged, nearly run down by a car -- and now had to fight her unwelcome passion for her sexy new boss. When Sienna Rivers signed on as the resident archaeologist on Pacific Treasure Salvors' latest expedition, she hadn't planned on running for her life...or losing her wary heart to a playboy like Brodie Stanner. The sun-kissed dive master couldn't help but fall for the brainy beauty. He knew her stalkers would stop at nothing to get the valuable information in her possession. Hell-bent on protecting the headstrong professor, Brodie stayed close, and soon Sienna was in his arms -- and his bed. But when danger struck again, their powerful desire would put both their lives at risk.

At seventeen, Carissa had been a silly, romantic teenager in love with a dream called Cade Fernand — which was why she had behaved the way she had on the one dramatic occasion they had met. Now, eight years later, they had met again, in very different circumstances, and she had no reason to suppose that Cade would even recognise her, let alone remember her. But he did remember — and, it soon became obvious, still despised her as he had all those years ago. And Carissa realised, hopelessly, that her feelings for him had not changed either... In her very 1st moment of passion, Carissa had yielded to Cade Fernand. He was a famous singer, handsome--& blind. Her love was a beautiful dream--& a bad mistake. It took 8 years for Carissa to forget. Then suddenly, Cade was back--no longer blind, still as attractive as ever, & hiding from a killer. Carissa, working for the agent handling his tour, was assigned to help him. But even the threat to his life couldn't take Cade's mind off the woman Carissa had become...

'And now, get out of my life.' Those hard, implacable words from Ric Burnett had meant the end of everything for Glenna. She was sure her love for Ric was more than just a holiday romance - why, when he was badly injured in an accident it had made no difference to her feelings for him. Yet he had made it clear that he had no use for either her love or her sympathy - and had married his nurse instead. All that was eight years ago, but now, in New Zealand, they had met again. But Ric was, after all, a married man, and Glenna had got over him anyway. Or had she?